134. xterm Logins Show Up Strangely in who, finger
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This article is from the Frequently Asked Questions for Linux, the Free/Open Source UNIX-like operating system kernel that runs on many modern computer systems. Maintained by David C. Merrill with numerous contributions by others. (v1.0).
134. xterm Logins Show Up Strangely in who, finger
A: The xterm that comes with XFree86 2.1 and earlier doesn't correctly understand the format that Linux uses for the /var/adm/utmp file, where the system records who is logged in. It therefore doesn't set all the information correctly.
The xterms in XFree86 3.1 and later versions fix this problem.
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